Built from nothing.

Know, desire, and go after what you want.

Founder & Chairman of American Power & Gas, Cummins Worldwide, and over 20 other companies.

The personal record of Tom Cummins.

The story, the companies, and the wisdom he’s written down along the way.

The story · Chapter one · The Floor

He started below zero.

His own arithmetic for it: “like minus 30.” He came out of a Las Vegas childhood barely able to read, built an Inc. 500 company, and lost it all. What he rebuilt first wasn’t the fortune. It was a written financial plan, every week, never missed since.

The companies

The companies are the proof.

More than $3 billion in sales so far across his companies.

Founder, co-founder, partner, or board member: energy on two continents, financial services, hospitality, and more.

All the companies

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Tom grinning on the tarmac before boarding, crew behind him — Before wheels-up

Tom embracing a colleague while friends look on, smiling — Old friends, new wins

Tom holding court at a showroom table in Istanbul, the team leaning in — Around the table, Istanbul

Tom and Victoria talking in front of a black Bell 407 helicopter in Tuscany — With Victoria, Tuscany

Tom with his arm around a team member holding a gold trophy as the office applauds — Trophy day

Tom and Victoria smiling in front of the giant Christmas train in Pietrasanta — Christmas in Pietrasanta

Tom walking staff through the company organizing board on a wall screen — Talking systems

Tom and Jim Bridgeforth pointing at the camera — With Jim Bridgeforth

Tom relaxing with a friend in an ornate lounge — With friends

Tom and Victoria climbing the airstair of a private jet in Los Angeles — Wheels up, Los Angeles

Tom laughing at the microphone in a gray blazer before a talk — Before the talk

Tom, cigar in hand, with his arm around a young colleague outside a hotel entrance

The Cummins Worldwide team, thirty-plus strong, in front of headquarters in Clearwater with Tom at the center — The Cummins Worldwide Team

Tom raising a glass on stage under theatrical lights — On stage

Tom making a point, cigar in hand, outside the office — Making a point

Tom and Jim Bridgeforth walking outside the American Power & Gas offices — With Jim at APG

With Attention Grabbing Media partner Manuel Suarez

Tom Cummins with Cesar Millan and the Better Dog team, holding Better Dog boxes — With Cesar Millan and the Better Dog Supplements team

Tom and Victoria on the flower-covered swing with the Burj Khalifa behind them — Dubai with Victoria

Tom’s policies

The rulebook, given away.

Every company Tom touches runs on written policy. He gives the actual documents away: the same policies his teams use, in plain English.

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Tom Cummins at his executive desk during an on-camera interview

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More than 380 lectures, seminars, and workshops. Tom accepts a select number of speaking engagements per year.

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The rooms

On the road, on the record

Tom Cummins walking the center aisle of a packed seminar room as attendees stand and applaud — Bologna · 2025

Tom at the wheel on a country road in Tuscany — Tuscany · 2024

Tom and Victoria mid-stride across the apron at Biggin Hill airport — Biggin Hill, London · 2025

Tom in the Basilica Cistern, carved columns lit behind him — Istanbul · 2024

Tom and Victoria with guides and a husky sled team on the snow — Engadin · 2025

Tom and Victoria arm-in-arm through the boutique arcades of Milan — Milan · 2024

Tom and Victoria walking out to a waiting jet on the apron — Clearwater · 2025

The whole group celebrating with arms raised on a yacht’s aft deck at open sea — Croatia

Tom Cummins in conversation on a rooftop terrace above the coastline at dusk — Viareggio · 2024

A paraglider drifting past a snow-covered ridge in the Alps — Alps · 2025

Tom reading on a brocade sofa in the sunroom at La Bella Casa — La Bella Casa, Pietrasanta

Tom Cummins greeting his pilot on the tarmac outside a hangar — Between flights · 2024

Tom on the dock at night as the group boards the yacht in Split — Split, Croatia

Tom on stage mid-gesture in front of a seminar audience at TigerCon — Clearwater Beach · 2026

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